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SULKY. No. 324,140.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. Otrrcn.

THOMAS J. MOMURRAY AND YVILLIAM B. FISHER, OF MARION, OHIO.

SULKY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,140, dated August 11, 1885.

Application filed April 11, 1885. (No model.)

Be itknown that we,TrroMAs J. MolWIURRAY and WILLIAM B. FISHER, both residents of Marion, in the county of Marion and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulkies; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a front view of that portion of a sulky which forms the subject of our invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom View of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line :0 w in Fig. 2. Figs. 4and 5 are detail views illustrating a portion of the invention, and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of our improved sulky.

This invention relates to sulkies; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed,'A designates the axle, the central portion of which is curved or arched in an upward direction, as clearly shown at B in the drawings.

0 designates a cross-bar, the ends of which are bent or extended in a forward direction, and the central portion of which is securely connected in front with the raised central portion of the axle by means of clips D D, and by means of a plate, E, arranged on top of the said axle and cross-bar, and connected with both by means of vertical bolts F F. lhe said plate has a centrally-arranged downwardlyextending boss or collar, G, to receive the whiflletree-bolt H, which is in this manner mounted firmly and substantially, affording a safe means of connecting the whiffletree with the sulky-frame.

I I designate the shafts, the rear ends of which are connected by a cross-piece, J.

K is the drivers seat, which is mounted upon rods or braces L and M, connecting the front and rear corners of the seat, respectively, with the cross-bars O and with the rear ends of the shafts, as will be seen in the drawin s. The said seat is additionally supported by means of a T-brace, M, secured to the under side of the front rail,and having its lower end connected with the plate E, which latter is likewise connected with the under side of the rear seat-rail by means of a brace, N.

O P are braces connecting the shafts with clips Q Q, at the outer ends of the axle. R R designate additional braces connecting the axle with the said shafts. It will be noticed that the braces O Pextend from the outer end of the axle inwardly to the bottom of the shafts in front of and behind the axle, respectively, and that the braces R R extend from the axle within the shafts outwardly to the under side of the shafts in front of and behind the axle, respectively, thus bracing the sulkyframe from eight different points, and in every conceivable direction in which the strain will come. Braces S connect the shafts with the cross-bar O, and span-braces T T connect the bulging portion of the axle with the rear ends of the shafts, as will be seen in thedrawiugs. It'will also be noticed that the braces T T are short, and that their outer ends,which are secured to the sulky-frame, are lower than their inner ends, which are secured to the axle at nearly its highest part, thus serving to help support the arch of the axle as well as to help brace the frame.

In order to prevent the clips at the outer ends of the axle from slipping when exposed to severe strain, we employ the device illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, consisting of fiat plates U, inserted under the clipplates V. of the clips Q, and secured by tight ening the latter in the usual manner. Said flat plates are provided with bulging portions WV, abutting against the collars X at the inner ends of the spindles Y, thereby preventing the clips from slipping out of position under any strain to which the sulky is liable to be subjected.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood.

1 The general construction is simple and inexpensive, and although only a single crossbar, 0, is used, the arrangement of ties and braces is such as to insure a superior degree of strength and rigidity combined with extra ordinary lightness, which are the most important qualifications in a device of this class.

\Ve are aware that it is not new to construct sulkies with curved axles and with an upwardly and forwardly curved cross-pieee secured to the curved axle, and we do not claim such construction, broadly; but

\Ve claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a sulky, the combination of the arched axle, the bar clipped to the front side of the same, and the top plate bolted to the said axle and crossbar, and having a central downward- ]y-extendiug boss or collar, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a sulky, thecoinbination, withaframe having an upwardly and rearwardly extend ing curved cross-piece secured thereto, suitable outer and inner braces, and'a pair of spanbraces secured to the rear part of the frame and to the axle at points within and above the points where they are secured to the frame, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

3. In a sulky, the combination of the axle, the clips at the outer ends of the same for the attachment of suitable braces or ties, and the plates U inserted under the clip-plates and having bulging portions W, bearing against the collars at the inner ends of the spindles, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereunto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. MGMURRAY. WILLIAM B. FISHER. Witnesses:

TI-Ios. EMERY, BENTLEY RUNYAN. 

